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We are taught many times over that productivity plays an important part in development. Well, we acknowledged that when we learnt it, but if you really want to appreciate it or understand why what when how etc, a good opportunity for you is to conduct a case study on the comments section in many news items in leading television channels. On going through, one really gets an answer to the mysterious question: How jobless can one get? If you think sitting on Mount road eating paan all day is the answer, you're way off.

For instance, take a typical random sample for the experiment, a news item in a leading television channel's website; an interview with Robin Uthappa on the upcoming world cup. First up, you have one chap who says that being in the Indian team is an unfair deal for Laxman, and that Kaif should not be dropped because he is the second wall of India. Another guy chooses a cryptic way of replying, saying 'I don't think not taking Sehwag is not wrong'. Should tell him, I don't think not using too many negatives does not make a sentence not easily understandable. Next, another guy says 'I'll promise India will be in Semi finals, and 95 percent chance that they're in finals'. I don't get it at all: Why does he want to promise? As if this isn't enough, he goes on 'If India is in the finals, I promise you India is going to win'. I promise you, I had a tough time controlling myself when I read this. Another guy makes a pertinent observation 'Robin Uthappa is inexperienced. So what he says in the interview doesn't matter'. Well, your comment also doesn't matter boss, does it? One more guy asks us to 'mark his words that India will win the cup'. Yes sir, marked them. Finally, a comment reads 'Robin and Ganguly make a wonderful pair. May god bless this couple'. Indeed, we hope. He adds 'May all gods get together and bless all the players with their hands on players. May gods bless Sehwag too'.

You get the picture.